Insects

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The first kind of true insects that appeared in Castlevania are Beetles, which are found in the Boku Dracula-kun series. The Scarab beetle from the Famicom version sits in a sand pit. When the player wanders above it, it jumps up and tries to bite them. Percy Pincher from the Game Boy game inhabits the forests and comes down from the tree tops.

The Underground Gallery in Circle of the Moon is infested with a variety of insects and other dangerous lifeforms. The Death Mantis is a giant preying mantis. Killer Bees are dangerous enemies that can strike quickly from large distances. The King Moth can also be found here.

In Portrait of Ruin, Killer Bees are large purple insects with human skulls for heads. They swarm around Bee Hives and will attack with deadly stingers if any heroes get near them or rattle the Bee Hive.

Insects are sometimes part of a boss attack associated with insects. Flies and maggots coming from the rotting flesh of the giants Beelzebub's (the "Lord of the Flies") and the Forgotten One are hazards in these boss battles. Abaddon, who takes the form of a locust-man himself, directs a swarm of locusts in his attacks.

Several creatures are referred to as "insects" but are not really ones themselves. These include the Beetle from Belmont's Revenge, which is really an Arthroverta, and the Man Eater worms that live inside giant skulls.